For the first time in the 10-year history of the Rochester District Golf Association (RDGA) Women’s Championship, the reigning RDGA Girls Junior Champion can also be called the reigning RDGA Women’s Champion.
On Sunday, July 19, 14-year-old Julia Zigrossi of Spencerport completed the first-time sweep of both titles, winning the 36-hole RDGA Women’s Championship at Brook-Lea Country Club with rounds of 75-77 for an 8-over-par 152 total. Less than five days earlier, Zigrossi captured the 2020 RDGA Junior Girls title at Mendon Golf Club, posting a final round of 3-under-par 70 for an even-par 146 total to win the 2020 title by two shots.
Zigrossi held off a talented field of women that included three players tied for second place at 12-over 156 – Oak Hill’s Claire Yioulos, defending Women’s Champion Mikah McDonnell, and three-time RDGA Women’s Champion Jenna Hoecker, who was playing on her home course at Brook-Lea.
This year, for the first time, a medal was also given to the top finishing 50-and-over player as the senior medalist. This year’s honors went to Tammy Blyth of Monroe Golf Club, who finished in sixth place with a 163.
The RDGA Women’s Championship is named in honor of a past Brook-Lea member and local women’s golf champion, Danielle Downey of Spencerport. Downey played as a professional on the LPGA Tour before being killed in a car accident in 2014. The fact that this year’s tournament was held at Brook-Lea was especially poignant due to the fact that it was held during the week traditionally reserved for the LPGA Tour’s Symetra Tour stop held there. When that event was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, Brook-Lea invited the RDGA to host its Championships there for the first time since 2009.
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